Sleigh



2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

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G. E. SLY.

SLEIGH.

No. 351,215. Patented Oct. 19, 1886.

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2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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G. E. SLY.

SLEIGH.

Patented Oct. 19, 1886.

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GEORGE ELLIOTT SLY, OF GLEXCOE, MINNESOTA.

SLEIGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,215, dated October 19, 1886.

(No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE ELLIOTT SLY, of Glencoe, in the county of McLeod and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleighs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to slcighs; and it consists of various features and details of construction, as hereinafter fully set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portion of a sleigh or bob sled constructed in accordance with my invention 5 Fig. 2, an enlarged perspective view of the knee; Figs. 3 and 4c sectional views, and Fig. 5 a detail view.

The invention has reference more particularly to that class of sleds or sleighs in which theknee is provided with or secured to the sled-body by an oscillating connection; but I desire it understood that various features of the present invention are equally applicable to sleds or sleighs in which the knee is secured rigidly to the sled-beams.

A indicates the runner, and the shoe secured thereto, said shoe being wider at the bottom than at the top, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The purpose of thus shaping the shoe is to afford a broad bearing-surface for the runner, facilitating the turning of sharp corners. The shoe being wider at its bottom face makes a broad track and prevents the snow from rubbing agai nst the inclined faces or sides of the shoe. Boltsmwhich hold the shoe B in position, also serve to secure a knee, 0, upon the runner, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4.

- The knee 0 consists of a-I'lat base, I), inclined standards 0 c, which meet at their upper ends and form a semicircular bearing-face, d, webs 0, connecting the standards with the base b,and, finally, a depending flange,f, formed integral with the base I), as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and at. The knee being cast in one piece is stiff and strong, and the flange f, which eX- tends alongside the runner, affords additional means for preventing side movement of the knee upon the runner and takes considerable strain off the bolts u. At the top of the knee, upon the upper face of the convex bearing-face d, is an upwardly-extendinglug, g, and at each end of the convex bearing-face (1 its upright walls are recessed, as at h, the walls '1'. of the socket It being preferably radialto the bearing-face (Z.

D indicatesabeam provided at each end on its under side with a plate or socket, E,whose lower face is made concave to tit upon the top of the knee, as shown in Fig. 3, the plate E being provided on its front with an upwardly extending flange, j. which bears against the front face of beam D. Screws or bolts 7. pass through the flange) into the beam, as shown in Fig. 3, and secure the plate firmly in place. Upon reference to Figs. L and 5 it will be noticed that the ends of the concave socket in the plate E are closed by flanges and that the plate is further provided with a socket, m, to receive the lug 9 formed upon the knee.

F indicates a Ushaped pivot-bolt, securing the knee and the cap and beam together, the bolt passing underneath the bearing-face (I up through the sockets h at each end thereof, through holes a in the plate E, and finally up through the beam D, where it is provided with nuts 0, as clearly shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5. The knee 0, where the bolt F bears on the same, is rounded, so as to conform to and provide a seat for the bolt. From this construe tion it will be seen that the beam D, with its plate ll, may rock or oscillate upon the convex bcaringface d of the knee, the horizontal portion of the U-shaped bolt F serving as a pivot. As the beam D is thus rocked or oscillated, the iun'ight arms of the bolt F strike against the walls 1 of the sockets h in the ends of the bearing face d, and thus limit the degree or extent of oscillation. This is further provided for by the lug g, which comes into contact with the walls of the slot in in the plate E. Itwill also be observed that end-play of the plate upon the knee is overcome or prevented by the depending flanges I, the lug g, and the bolt F.

G indicates a skid-hook, secured to the upper rear side of the beam 1), provided with arms p and q, substantially at right angles to each other, as shown in Fig. 3. The arm 19 is set into the beam D, and the bolt F (or one arm thereof) passes through the arm 19 and holds the hookin place. The reararm, q, may

be secured by means of screws or by means of I00 bolts, which, as shown by dotted lines in Fig.

3, pass through the arm q, the beam D, and the 5juneture of the arms 1) and q, a web, r, is

formed, which, being at the point where the greatest strain occurs in use, materially strengthens the hook.

Secured to the beam D, and extending forward in advance thereof, are the hounds H, the latter being connected to and supporting a cast-metal socket, I, as shown in Fig. 1. The socket I is cylindrical and open'from end to end to receive a reach or pole, J, and is provided with lateral wings or flanges s, by which it is bolted to the hounds.

Pole or reach J is provided with a series of holes, 23, which are adapted to receive pins K, one pin being immediately in front of the socket I and another immediately in rear of the socket. Under this construction the pole or reach may be moved back and forth through the socket, as desired, to bring the two bob-sleds nearer together or to move them farther apart.

L indicates rods or braces attached at their forward ends to the nose of the runners, and at their rear ends "to eyes M, secured to the hounds, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing construction it will be seen that the sled may turn completely over upon the pole or reach J without liability of breakage.

I am aware that it is not new to pivotally connect the knee and beam by means of U- shaped bolts, and I make no broad claim thereto. Under my plan I use buta single U shaped bolt, the horizontal portion of which passes under the curved upper face of the knee and forms the axis or center of motion of the oscillating beam.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a-- sleigh, the combination, with the runner thereof, of a shoe secured thereto, made wider at its bottom than at its top.

2. In combination with runner A and beam D, an A-shaped knee secured to the runner, a plate, E, secured to the beam, and a U-shaped bolt, F, pivotally connecting the beam and plate with the knee, the horizontal arm of the bolt resting in the angle formed in the upper end of the knee bythe meeting of the two inclined standards 0 c, substantially as shown.

3. In combination with runner A and beam D, an A-shaped knee secured to the runner and provided with a roundedbearingo-face, d, a plate, E, secured to the beam and provided withv a socket to receive the bearing-face, and a U-shaped bolt, F, pivotally connecting the beam and plate with the knee, the horizontal arm of the bolt being concentric with the bearing-face and resting in the angle formed at the upper end of the knee by the meeting of the two inclined standards 0 a, substantially as shown.

4. In combination with runner A, knee 0, provided with rounded top (I, and lug g, beam D, and plate E, secured to the beam, pivotally connected to the knee and provided with socket m, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In combination with runner A, knee 0, provided with recesses h at its upper end, a beam, D, a plate, E, provided with a concave face to fit upon the knee, and a pivot-bo1t,-F, connecting the knee and plate, all substantially as shown.

6. In a sled or sleigh, the knee O,'provided with base-plate 1), depending flange f, uprights c c, joined at their upper ends to form the curved bearing-face d, and webs 6, connecting the uprights and the base-plate, substantially as shown.

7. In a sled, the skid-hook G, provided with arms p and q, and a connecting-web, r, as and GEORGE ELLIOTT SLY.

\Vitnesses:

E. H; CORSON, H. R. KOONS. 

